Top 10 HR questions March 2016: national living wage pay reference periods

If the employers' pay reference period begins on 10 April, does it have to pay the national living wage for 1-9 April?

Most employers will hopefully know by now that the national living wage came into force on 1 April 2016. But they may be unaware that employees are not necessarily entitled to the new rate immediately on that date. The most frequently-asked question on XpertHR in March looked at national living wage pay reference periods.

Other popular questions included the gender pay gap reporting duty, holiday pay and dismissal for “some other substantial reason”.